Craft beer

GABS HOTTEST 100 FOR 2025

Posted on January 31st, 2025 by Clyde Mooney
The annual GABS Hottest 100 Aussie Craft Beers poll has been finalised, for the 17th year, finding familiar favourites and a flight of new additions. Australia’s yearly battle of the beers for 2025 proved a stand-off between nearly 400 of

DUTCH TRADING CO TAPS OUT AFTER NINE HOPPY YEARS

Posted on July 8th, 2024 by Jane Louise
Perth’s celebrated Dutch Trading Co (DTC), known for its crafty beer line-up, will be closing on 11 August. After a strong nine years of pleasing punters and collecting awards such as Beer & Brewer’s Best Beer Venue, owner Joel Beresford

AUSSIES VOTE ON HOTTEST BEERS FOR 2024

Posted on January 29th, 2024 by Clyde Mooney
The 16th edition of the annual GABS Hottest 100 Craft Beer poll has dropped, reflecting consumers served entertaining voting campaigns, proving creativity an important part of the crafty market beyond merely brewing beer. Tens of thousands of votes were counted

URBAN HOUSE OF BREWS SECURES FIVE BREWERS

Posted on June 4th, 2021 by Clyde Mooney
Serial hospitality entrepreneur Michael Vale is one step closer to opening his ground-breaking Urban House of Brews, after securing agreements with the five craft brewers to reside in the Newtown venue. Following news in March that the old Hub Theatre

A LITTLE KNOWLEDGE IS A DANGEROUS THING

Posted on September 18th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
In a world where beer is no longer simple, people serving it must know something of what they're doing. Acclaimed brewer Neal Cameron offers insight into insight.   We’re big on education in Australia. We are in the top ten

CRAFT BEER ASSOCIATION LOOKS DOWN AS BIG NAMES EXIT

Posted on March 8th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The debate in Australia around ‘What is Craft Beer’ has taken a sharp turn, with the Craft Beer Industry Association (CBIA) effectively ousting brands owned and linked to major brewers. The CBIA yesterday announced a “membership reform agenda” that would

CRAFT BEER HEAVEN THE LOCAL TAPHOUSE DARLO FOR SALE

Posted on February 22nd, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
The creators of the Great Australian Beer SpecTAPular are parting with their Sydney instalment of the Local Taphouse, citing booming business in their other operations. [caption id="attachment_8818" align="alignright" width="291"] Steve Jeffares and Guy Greenstone[/caption] Beer legends Steve Jeffares and Guy

NEW PUB GROUP GRABS DOVE & OLIVE

Posted on February 20th, 2017 by Clyde Mooney
One of Sydney’s most popular craft beer haunts has been sold by the purveyors of Good Beer. The Good Beer Company has operated sister venues the Dove & Olive and the Keg & Brew, both in Surry Hills, for the

IMPERIAL HOTEL TO BREW LOCAL FAVOURITE FOR LION

Posted on October 31st, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Lion has made another move into boutique brewing, partnering with Eumundi’s Imperial Hotel to revive one of Australia’s original craft beer brands. Brewing engineer and developer John Lynch assembled investors for a new brewery in the Eumundi region, just north

BEER SURVEY OFFERS INSIGHT TO PUBS AND PROPRIETORS

Posted on August 17th, 2016 by Clyde Mooney
Consumer research has reached inside Australia’s legion of craft beer drinkers, with important results for licensees. The Sydney-based Beer Cartel is a distributor of over 1,100 craft beers from around the world, providing tasting rooms and beer clubs, and distribution